Arsenal transfer news: Raid on rivals to begin new era?

Arsenal failed to land the injured Schalke midfielder in January, but are expected to try and tempt the German club to sell their 20-year-old ace in the summer. He is one of the most exciting young players in football and has a buyout clause of £37m.

When the summer transfer window opens, Arsenal are reportedly planning on adding a couple of world class names to their squad.

At the start of the current season, they missed out on Luis Suarez, but ahead of the new campaign, the Gunners are said to be ready to start a period of dominance that includes top quality joining the ranks. Dortmund's Robert Lewandowski has claimed Wojciech Szczesny tried to convince him to join, but with the striker going to Bayern, Arsenal will look at other dangerous hitmen.

Another target, Sebastien Corchia, joined Lille, so a right-back seems high on the priority list considering Bacary Sagna is yet to sign an extension. Click the arrow to see nine quality options for Arsene Wenger's side.